In this talk, Yuriy Nazarov, Head of Smart City UA initiative and Chairman of the Smart City Committee of the Public Council at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine talks with Honorable Maurizio Bevilacqua P.C., Mayor of the City of Vaughan, Canada.

This conversation covers: 

• How the city of Vaughan is using cutting-edge innovation to adapt to a growing community that values sustainability and creativity,
• The role of the Mayor’s Smart City Task Force in the City’s development of a Smart City program,
• How the city of Vaughan as a member of World Council on City Data is helping spearhead and lead the efforts on open data,
• How the coronavirus influenced the city of Vaughan,
• The story of how Canada's first smart hospital was conceived,
• and lastly, we also learn how the City of Vaughan has partnered with Ukraine to advance a global Smart City agenda.